Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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he Quips jCranks staff commu H with nature way from its cjeadlines, in the molftins of North Carolina, a standard place of respite fSOavidson stu dents. -.W '

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Only Twenty Miles Away . . . One recent evening I felt it nny duty as an investigative reporter to join another Q C staffer. Trish Lennon, and take a journey into the unknown — the real world. Yes, Davidson student, there IS a world outside of Davidson and only the adventurous few dare to explore it — and return to tell about it. Civilization exists to those with wheels and its nearest outpost is a mere twenty minutes away — In Charlotte. We two Davidson coeds, In the midst of that infamous sophomore year, drove to Charlotte to face the chal- lenge head on. 5:42 — We drove out of Davidson with the windows down and the radio blaring. Who needs this place, we ' re going to Charlotte! We were foo cool as we drove around Patterson Court. Through town and South on 1-77, we sped along, with Trish watching for cops. I think we set a new speed record. In any case we were Incredibly lucky not to get pulled. 5:59 — Something is missing at Davidson — rea fast-food. Where ' s the Beef? At Wendy ' s, of course, so we made a Frosty run. It was great; a Triple, an order of fries, and a thick, rich, Frosty for me. Trish ordered a salad, but realized that man (OR woman) cannot live on sal- ad alone. She went back and got a Dou- ble, fries, and a Frosty. 6:33 — We had to have a drink. After all, it was Happy Hour, and what else Is there to do except get happy ? We decided to drop in at Bennigan ' s for a couple of drinks. We debated on what movie to see — Trish wanted to see The Big Chill, and I wanted to see Terms of Endearment. It was my car and was driving. So we drove to the theater playing Terms of En- dearment. 7:16 — We arrived at the theater. The mov- ie had started at seven. At Davidson this would be considered fashionably late . In the real world this was just late. Al- though It took us a while to figure out what was going on in the movie, we cried at the end. Afterwards we headed off In search of the action. 9:13 — We left the movie theater, got in the car, and drove. Drove where? That ' s a good question! 1 don ' t know how we did it. I tho ught we were driving south, but we were really heading northwest. One road turned into another. We turned left instead of right. In any occasion we were seriously lost — BIG TIME! I think we travelled every road In Charlotte. Some- how we got on Tyvola and landed at P.B. Scotts. Yes, somebody looks out for fools, children, and totally confused Da- vidson students. 9:37 — RB. Scotts Is one of the greatest places. First of all. It is a unique shape — a hexagon or something, with two balco- nies. The Producers were playing and they were jammin ' ! The place was packed with Davidson students, remind- ing us of Davidson night at RB. Scott ' s with Rolle Gray. But tonight we wanted to see It all — so we headed to Moxie ' s. 1 1:41 — I have never seen so many people in one room! We walked into Moxie ' s and encountered flocks of men and women In business suits. It seemed that the entire Charlotte business community had dropped In. All these good-looking young executives! If only we had been able to cross the room to talk to the guys who caught our eye. But the place was so crowded we couldn ' t even see our feet! We could barely hear above the loud talk- ing and drunken laughter. It was fun. Fi- nally — a party where we didn ' t know everyone! 1:57 — We staggered back Into Davidson. We were tired but could not help talking about all we had seen. We wanted to tell all our friends about our night on the town, but when we got to the campus absolutely no one was around. The place was dead. Everyone was probably asleep or something. We were disappointed — how typically Davidson! Well, there was nothing left to do but go to sleep and dream about more fun times to come In Charlotte . . . —Linda Walker ■?- ■TNIATRtll H ROOM mmi 4 1 sTonE miipii MOVIES mnp 1 1 ' t 1 - 1 1 - 1 I ». , ' ■■HMl , . BS ffii ■r--..- -; .. .,• . • US ' Sangria, Tacos, Sangria, Burritos. Sangria . . . Located near Dixie Electric Company and the Odys- sey, the Cinema Blue even has a gift shop! Charlotte nightspots 13

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Escape from Davidson In order to accommodate students wish- ing to take weekend vacations from David- son, the Quips Cranks has compiled this concise weekend travel guide listing some of the more popular destinations for suit- case weekends. In preparing this guide, we have to ask ourselves why such informa- tion should even be necessary. What sort of weekend recreation could these locations possibly provide that Davi dson lacks? We remain baffled, but the phenomenon contin- ues. Admittedly, Davidson is less of a suitcase school than other colleges and universities, and this fact attests to Davidson ' s thriving, well-rounded weekend social scene. To sat- isfy our curiosity, while we were talking to students about their favorite weekend hi- deaways, we inquired a little into their mo- tives for getting away. One junior com- plained, There ' s never anything going on around here! You have to get away if you plan to have any fun on the weekends! Obviously a social hermit who pays no at- tention to the rampant weekend partying which goes on in Davidson. Another upper- classman sighed, Well, you know how it is. After a week of intense studying and apply- ing myself seriously to academics, I just need to get out and get away from the inten- sity of Davidson social life on weekends. It ' s just too much for me. I need a nice weekend in the great outdoors. One upperclassman coed responded by simply switching on her Cyndi Lauper tape: Oh, Mamma dear, we ' re not the fortunate ones, the girls just wanna have fun! We are not sure, but was she implying something about the social life of upperclass Davidson coeds? Prob- ably not. Take them as you will, these are a few reasons why students take off on the weekends. But where do they go? Following is our concise list of favorite weekend getaways: CHAPEL HILL. Home of the University of Morth Carolina, a renowned party school and excellent source of boy girlfriends who ' ve graduated from Davidson and are now killing a few more years in grad school before entering Real Life. 3 hour drive from Davidson. WINSTON-SALEM. Cultural Mecca of the state and home of Wake Forest, social Mecca of western Carolinian college stu- dents. Also a popular locale for grad schoolboy girlfriends. 1 hour, 15 minute drive. SKI RESORTS. In winter, mountains like Beech and Sugar attract Davidson ski buffs to their snowy slopes. Travel time varies. MYRTLE BEACH. When the weather turns warm, students swap the skis for the shades and head for the shores of South Carolina en masse. Cottages are avail- able for rent and many students ' families have houses near the ocean. 6 hourdrive. GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERTS. From east to west coast, Dead Heads drive to their concerts regardless of distance. The pop- ularity of this weekend getaway is indi- cated less by the numbers who go than by the frequency of their trips. Ask your favorite eastern religion professor for more details. Travel time varies. HOME. Perhaps the most popular weekend escape among Davidson students. Re- gardless of season, weather, or approach- ing exams, students flock home more of- ten than to any other weekend spot. At- tractions include Mom ' s cooking, a private room decorated to your own indi- vidual taste, and lots of familiar, friendly people. Travel time varies, but it ' s always worth the trip. — Heather Jameson Donna Thompson, Howie Wllkins, and Jim Morgan escape the pressures of academia off tfie sfiores of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Davidson students enjoy the tradition of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Away weekends 15